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What does stop moithering me mean?
My father is from Wales and one of his favourite words is “moither”? What is the origin of this word and is it peculiar just to the UK? Is it still commonly used?
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Moither is a term that originates in the UK, specifically Yorkshire. It means to bother. I think it is rather old fashioned now – not sure if it is commonly used these days.
Moither, moithering is indeed to to bother or as in stop bothering me and comes from Wales mainly south Wales and is still used in the valleys where we speak English with a welsh slant on the words (wenglish) and even though i now live in Cardiff Moither and moithering are still used on a daily basis look up an author called John R Edwards “Talk Tidy” a book on the Wen-glish language of the south Wales valleys. our twist on words are colourful and well rounded
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LikeDislikeThe term “stop moithering me” was pretty commonly used in the Lancashire and Yorkshire of my youth, in the 1950s. It simply means “stop bothering me”, particularly when being nagged, or whined at, about a matter.
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